I’m not a fan of a 1934 regulation being pressed into service to regulate the internet. Just as with so many things in the last 20 years, Congress isn’t doing it’s job so the loudest voice in the President’s ear, Obama’s and then Trump’s, makes the decision and it’s pushed through.

This isn’t how it’s supposed to work. No more than the the Clean Water changes made a few years ago, or any number of other issues. We have a body that is supposed to create the laws, the way to fix this is to force them to do their jobs, instead of voting according to litmus tests like guns or abortion, or being tough on crime.

(Edit, removed sidetrack)

The real death here is the death of being a nation of laws, we’re now a nation of rulings and regulatory control.

the family became concerned when he didn’t arrive on his flight to Boston on Thursday and that he was found dead at his home in La Jolla, a San Diego neighborhood, with his bags packed for a trip to see his third grandchild for the first time.

No one’s died yet, but things aren’t looking good for a couple of characters in Bloom County. Start here and click on the “Previous” arrow to go to the next comic. (Newer comic strips are listed as “previous” strips.) Pay close attention to the December 29th comic.